Yeah, maged had the same question when I first applied for whitelisting. I verified with him (you could pm him to check). Here's a copy and paste of our PM exchange:

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MagedGlobal ModeratorHero MemberPosts: 2017Your whitelist request« Sent to: joshbb on: March 07, 2012, 04:35:05 PM »Quote Reply Delete You'll have to forgive me for not automatically whitelisting you, but when a site has a claim like "I'm Josh Jones, co-founder of DreamHost Web Hosting", I have to verify it.

Please send an email from your @dreamhost.com address to Maged@******** or provide me with other evidence that you are who you say you are.Report To AdminLike my posts? Donate!1MagedVeZqDtU4Jh5BdgvHpcWk9dXFzZY8Get GOLD for Bitcoins: Coinabul - Turn bytes into bullion!

MagedGlobal ModeratorHero MemberPosts: 2017Re: Your whitelist request« Sent to: joshbb on: March 07, 2012, 04:57:38 PM »« You have forwarded or responded to this message. »Quote Reply Delete Thanks! I checked out the headers and it looks good! An administrator will whitelist you shortly.Report To AdminLike my posts? Donate!1MagedVeZqDtU4Jh5BdgvHpcWk9dXFzZY8Get GOLD for Bitcoins: Coinabul - Turn bytes into bullion!

Hey,

Cool! Awesome

I wasn't doubting you or anything, I figured I might as well ask nicely before some troll starts crying scam!

Anyways, feel free to reach out and get in touch

-Charlie

Bitcoin pioneer. An apostle of Satoshi Nakamoto. A crusader for a new, better, tech-driven society. A dreamer.

Hi Josh, I am interested in using the site but when I attempt to create an account and a first time automated trade I am brought to a blank page in Firefox. In Chrome it says there was a server error with create.php .

I have over 38 GoxBTC I bought and I just received this email from Josh Jones josh@newdream.net

Hi there,

I really really apologize for "springing" this on you, but Bitcoin Builder has taken off just today in a way I hadn't really anticipated when I launched it on Tuesday, and as such, I got some legal advice on regulatory compliance and it's recommended that I get identifying information before processing withdrawals over a certain size.

Fortunately, all I need from you in order to process your withdrawal is:

1. Your country of citizenship. 1A. If the US, your SSN. (or if you have a US. Taxpayer ID #, that)

2. Your birthday.

3. A scan of a government-issued photo ID.

This is a one-time thing and you'll be good to go afterwards! Just email them to me here and you'll be all set.

Again, I really appreciate this and apologize for not having this policy in place before and clear on the website. I'm working right now on adding it to the web interface and adding notices, etc!

Josh, I requested a double digit btc withdrawal.Do you need ID from me?

How Ripple Rips you:"The founders of Ripple Labs created 100 billion XRP at Ripple's inception. No more can be created according to the rules of the Ripple protocol. Of the 100 billion created, 20 billion XRP were retained by the creators, seeders, venture capital companies and other founders. The remaining 80 billion were given to Ripple Labs. Ripple Labs intends to distribute and sell 55 of that 80 billion XRP to users and strategic partners. Ripple Labs also had a giveaway of under 200 million XRP (0.002% of all XRP) via World Community Grid that was later discontinued.[29] Ripple Labs will retain the remaining 25 billion"

Just received my double digit withdrawal, once verified. Excellent service from Josh.

How Ripple Rips you:"The founders of Ripple Labs created 100 billion XRP at Ripple's inception. No more can be created according to the rules of the Ripple protocol. Of the 100 billion created, 20 billion XRP were retained by the creators, seeders, venture capital companies and other founders. The remaining 80 billion were given to Ripple Labs. Ripple Labs intends to distribute and sell 55 of that 80 billion XRP to users and strategic partners. Ripple Labs also had a giveaway of under 200 million XRP (0.002% of all XRP) via World Community Grid that was later discontinued.[29] Ripple Labs will retain the remaining 25 billion"

Josh is definitely a smart guy who has such an idea of letting people trading between GoxBtc and realBtc and get profit from it.

But those who are trading on his website look like crazy because the biggest exchange MtGox is proved today to be so risky, yet you are moving your coins from it to a more risky site. It's like a gambler who had lost a lot just decided to risk everything on the last throw.